For the Week 2 activity, you selected a health services organization (HQ)

and then developed five research questions to gain a better understanding

of the financial condition of your chosen HSQ; its budget preparation

process; and fiscal planning strategies related to the financial management

of the organization. For this assignment, you will provide thorough responses

to each question and report your key findings.

Instructions

Using the HSQ you identified in the Week 2 activity, use the Strayer Library

and other reputable sources to locate publicly available financial information

that will provide you with the answers to the five questions you developed in

Week 2.

You will then write a three-page paper in which you include each of the

following components:

• Develop an introduction to your chosen healthcare

organization.

o The name of the selected organization and background

information, such as its location, size, focus, services

provided, demographics of patients served, for-profit or

nonprofit status, et cetera.

o Indicate whether the organization has a separate finance

or business department and, if so, who is responsible for

the department.

o Any other information that may help explain the chosen

organization. For example, is it unique in how its finances

are managed? If so, how?

• Develop research-based answers to the five previously

created questions.

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o A response to each of the five questions you created in

Week 2. This should include specific information pertaining

to the chosen healthcare organization's budget

preparation process, fiscal planning strategies, and how

the financial condition of the organization is routinely

monitored and corrective actions are taken when

necessary.

Assess any differences and similarities between what you

have learned from the textbook, videos, and other readings

with what you have learned in your research.

This is the section of the paper where you assess any

differences between what you have learned in this course

and what is reflected in your research. This is also an

opportunity to identify connections between cost and

quality and explore the interplay of performance

improvement, regulatory compliance, provider

relationships, and payors, Keep in mind that the

background and context of the organization play a role in

how these pieces fit together.